Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 3,550 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Barker, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027788, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,550 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.7 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 21.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 14 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 14 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 14 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Barker: 0.9 mi
- Valle de la Piedra: 2.8 mi
- Rosilla Peak: 4.7 mi
- Spring Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Lone Pine Mesa: 5.5 mi
- Cowles Recreation Site: 6.9 mi
- Fishing Hole Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Terrero Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Baker Flat Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Brazel Park: 10.7 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.3 mi
- Big Cola Can: 15.6 mi
- Dwan Light Sanctuary: 17.0 mi
- UWC: 17.1 mi
- Blue Bike: 19.5 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Montezuma Hotel Complex Historic Site: 17.1 mi
- Mora Lounge: 19.0 mi
- John Doherty House Historic Site: 19.0 mi
- Daniel Cassidy House Historic Site: 19.0 mi
- Jamie Koch: 6.5 mi
- Careflight 5 Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Henry Duke Windsor 1877-1933: 14.2 mi
- Pecos Pueblo North (ruin): 16.6 mi
- Pecos Pueblo South (ruin): 16.7 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 18.7 mi
- Water History Museum: 21.2 mi
- Museum of Spanish Colonial Art: 21.9 mi
- Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: 22.0 mi
- Carole LaRoche: 22.0 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 19.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 19.5 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 21.3 mi
- Big Pine: 6.1 mi
- Fishing Hole: 7.0 mi
- Baker Flat: 7.6 mi
- Oak Flats: 7.9 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 9.0 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 1.0 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 7.6 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 10.7 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 15.4 mi
- Loring Spring: 24.2 mi
- Pecos Falls: 11.8 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 15.7 mi
- Quemado Falls: 16.0 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 17.8 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 23.9 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Las Ruedas: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | NNW 339° | 3,976 m | 15.2 mi |
| Truchas Peak | NNW 339° | 3,975 m | 14.5 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | NNW 343° | 3,956 m | 15.3 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | NNW 348° | 3,914 m | 14.8 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | N 359° | 3,904 m | 19.9 mi |
| Santa Fe Baldy | WNW 292° | 3,847 m | 12.3 mi |
| Trouble | N 5° | 3,847 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | NNW 327° | 3,806 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gascon, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594093
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